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Testiispongia

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Protospongiidae

Taxonomy
Testiispongia was named by Rigby (1983) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm uMid-m Sepkoski's reference number: 225,766]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hexactinellida by Rigby (1983); to Lyssacinosida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Protospongiidae by Finks and Rigby (2004).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Testiispongia Rigby p. 262 fig. 6d
2002Testispongia Sepkoski
2004Testiispongia Finks and Rigby p. 356

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
RankNameAuthor
orderReticulosaReid 1958
superfamilyProtospongioideaHinde 1887
familyProtospongiidaeHinde 1887
genusTestiispongia

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Testiispongia Rigby 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available